Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-09-06

Chinese Air Force Dispatches Military Aircraft to Participate in the Second Egypt Airshow

中国空军派军机参加第二届埃及航展

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-09-06
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16483938.html
Collected at	2026-09-06 15:45:44 — collection metadata, not a publication time
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应埃及军队邀请，中国空军将派战斗机、预警机、加油机、直升机等多型军机，参加9月8日至10日位阿拉曼国际机场举行的第二届埃及航展。此系中方第二次派军机参展，旨在增进友好互信，加强两军多样化军事合作。

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The Chinese Air Force is deploying a multi-type aircraft package — fighters, airborne early warning aircraft, tankers, and helicopters — to the Second Egypt Airshow at El Alamein International Airport, September 8–10, at the invitation of the Egyptian armed forces. The deployment extends a pattern of PLA air power displays at foreign airshows as instruments of military diplomacy, and the inclusion of tankers and AEW aircraft alongside fighters documents a deliberate choice to show force-projection and command-and-control enablers, not just frontline platforms. Which specific aircraft types are participating remains unreported.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国空军派军机参加第二届埃及航展." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-09-06. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16483938.html.

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